Red String of Fate Cat Matching Couple T-Shirt (Futari 03 A)

Matching couple shirts for two cat people: a cat drawn in a few brush strokes, seen from behind, with a red thread tied to its tail, printed large on the back of a 420 gsm heavyweight boxy tee. This is the A tee, one half of Futari No.03 Red String of Fate; the glancing cat tee (B) is the other half.

An old East Asian belief says an invisible red thread ties together two people who are meant to meet. It can stretch or tangle, but it never breaks. Here it is visible: one thread, tied to two cats’ tails, running from one of you to the other.

The design

Printed large across the back: a cat sitting with its back to you, drawn as one dry-brush outline, a red thread tied in a small bow at the tip of its tail and running off toward your partner, the characters 赤い糸 (“red thread”) beside a red 猫森 seal, and the Nekomori wordmark with Futari No.03 / Red Thread. On the left chest, a small mark: the same cat sitting and facing you, its tail tied with the thread, the character 縁 (“bond”) and a 猫 (“cat”) seal.

Wearing it as a pair

Stand with the sitting cat (A) on the left and the glancing cat (B) on the right, seen from behind, and one thread hangs between the two tails. Together the backs read 運命の赤い糸, “the red thread of fate”. On the front the two chest marks are the characters of 縁結び, “tying a bond”.

Each half is a complete design on its own, with a whole cat, its own words and its own chest mark, so it still works on the days you are not together. Each is sold separately, so you can choose a size and colour for each person. The A design also comes as a hoodie, if one of you would rather have the other garment.

The fit

Boxy and oversized, with a dropped shoulder and a wide, slightly cropped body. Take your usual size for the boxy look, or size down for a closer fit. A very heavy tee that holds its shape.

The blank

• 420 g/m² (12.4 oz) heavyweight cotton
• 100% cotton
• Boxy oversized cut, drop shoulder, crew neck
• Sizes S–2XL
• Printed with DTF (direct-to-film) transfer

Giving it as a gift

A couple gift for two cat lovers: an anniversary, a first Christmas together, a wedding or a housewarming. Buy both halves, one in each person’s size, and the present only makes sense once they put them on side by side.

• Sizing for two: everything is cut unisex, so you choose from one size chart. It's boxy and oversized with a slightly cropped body, so each person's usual size gives the boxy look; one size down is closer. Sizes S–2XL. If either one doesn’t fit, it can come back within 30 days of delivery, unworn, with free return shipping.
• Ordering for Christmas, an anniversary or a birthday: every piece is printed after it is ordered, so count back about three weeks and order before then. The dated delivery estimate under the buy button is the one to go by, and checkout offers express shipping on most garments if you are cutting it close.

Our guide to matching cat hoodies for couples covers more ways to pair up and how to get two sizes right in one order.

Color, Pattern & Material

• Color: Gray (a warm oatmeal off-white) or White, printed in black ink and red for the thread and seals.
• Pattern: A brush-outline cat seen from behind with a red thread, printed large on the back; the cat facing forward on the left chest.
• Material: 420 gsm 100% cotton.

Futari (二人, “the two of us”) is Nekomori’s series of matching designs for couples. Printed for your order, nothing is held in stock. Artwork original to Nekomori: the cats are flat ink-brush shapes, the thread and its bow were drawn with code so the two halves line up exactly, and the lettering is typeset.

Care

• Machine wash at 30°C / 86°F, gentle cycle, inside out
• Do not bleach
• Tumble dry low
• Iron at low temperature, never directly on the print
• Do not dry clean

Size guide

Garment measured flat. Chest is the width across the body, armpit to armpit.